Dress shield



Dec. 26, 1944.

G. L. FOWLER DRESS SHIELD Filed Oct.- 28, 1942 @rac e LhDu/Zer on theline 4-4 ofFigure 1.

Patented Dec. 1944 2,366,095 a I IJRESSSHTELD 1 i 7 Grace L.FowlerQOklahoma City, Okla. Application ctober 28, 1942, Serial nemesis Thisinvention relates to dress shields An object of this invention is toprovidean imholder.

Another object of thisinvention is to provide;

in a device of. this kind a flexible holder provided with clamping tabsfor clamping the pad on the outer side of the holder, the tabs andholder having complementary snap fastener elements for securing theltabsin clamping position. r

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kindwherein the holder is made out of flexible plastic or. similarmoisture-proof material, and the holder is provided with means to permitsecuring it to a garment without puncturing the holder. 1

r A further object of this invention is toi pr ovide a device of thiskind in which the removable moisture absorbing part thereof i so held tothe 3 Claims. 1 (ore-5s) proved dress shield whichincludes a holder anda a. pad, the padbeing removably secured to the.

size of the inner body 12. and I 3 are secured or connected to etheralong their concave edges by means of a connecting strip 4 which has theopposite longitudinal edges thereof folded inwardlyas at [5, and thestrip l4 is then secured by stitching .IB to the concave edge ofthe bodyl2 and by stitching "is secured along the concave edge of the body l3.The coni edges of the body l2.by. stitching 19, The body a vex edgeofthebody 12 has securedthereto a b inding strip H! which is U-shape intransverse section and is secured about the convex marginal l3also hassecured about the convex marginal 1 edges thereof a U-shaped bindingwhich is holder as to preventcurling or rolling of the edges of thecloth. a i l a A further object of this invention is to provide in adevice of this kind an improved clamping means for the cloth pad whichis so constructed holder so as to thereby relieve any strain on theholder or the garment to which the holder is attached.

Theinvention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement ofparts as will be more specifically referred to andillustrated in the accompanyingdrawing whereinmis shown an embodiment ofthe invention, but it is to be understoodthat changes, variations andmodifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

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Figure 1 is a detail side elevation partly broken away and insection ofa dress shield constructed according to an embodiment of thisinvention,

a Figure 2 is asectionalview taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, i a

. Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a portion of thedevice and fragmentary sectional view Figure 4 is a Referring to thedrawing, the numeral Ill des ignates generally a moisture-proof holder,and

the numeral ll designates generally a, moisture absorbing pad which imounted over the holder 10.. a l i shaped body l2,an outercrescent-shaped body I 3 which is of a size slightly smaller than thetaken i as to permit movement of the pad relative to the i cent-shaped,moisture absorbing body 23.

secured ascby stitching 2|. i a

The pad I I comprises an inner crescent-shaped moisture absorbing body22 and an outer cres- The two bodies 22 and 23 are secured togetheralong their concave edges by meansgof stitching.

The pad ll when in applied position is disposed as shown in Figure 2overboth of the bodies l2 and Band has the convex edgethereof projectedslightly beyond the convex edges of the: holder 10 as shown more clearlyin Figure 4.

Inorder to provide a means whereby the pad I I may be removably securedon the holder ID in such a manner as to permit slight movement of thepad I] with respect to the holder I0, I have provided a pair of clampingstraps 25 which are secured in' spaced apart relation to the body l2 onthe inner side thereof and I have also provided a second pair of straps26 which are secured to a i the holder l3 on the outer side thereof. Thestrap 25 extends inwardly from the marginal1 edge of the body 12 beingsecured at its outer end beneath a the binding I8 and the inner or freeend .of the strap 25 has'secured thereto one part 21 of a snap fasteningmeans. i l

A complementary snap fastening part 28 is secured to the body l2inwardly from the marginal edge thereof and the pad ll isformed with anopeningjorslot 2 9 inwardly from its outer :convex marginal edge throughwhich the. strap 25 is adapted to b extended. When the strap25 :is in aclamping position, thestrap will be as shownin Figure 2 with the body 22of thepad ll .coveringthe two snap fastener e1ements21and .28. In otherwords,;tlre opening 29 in thebody The holder It includes an innercrescent- :22 is positioned outwardly from the snap fastener. elementsso that these elements will "not come: into contactwith any portion ofthe body or the garment with which the shield is being worn;

The strap 26 is adapted to be extended through i an opening 30 formedinthe body 23 inwardly The two bodies l2 from the marginal edge thereofand the inner free end of the strap 23 has one part 3! of a snapfastener element secured thereto. A complementary part 32 of the snapfastener element is secured to the body l3 of the holder I!) in such aposition that when the snap fastener elements 3| and .32 are infastening position, these elements will be covered by the body 23 at apoint inwardly from the Opening 30. There are two straps and also twostraps 26 which are positioned as shown in Figure l.

A pair of clamping straps 33 and 34 are secured to the upper side of theconnecting strip I4 adjacent the opposite ends thereof. The two straps33 and 34 are of like construction and each strap is provided with areverted outer end portion 35 which is secured to the connecting strip I4 by the stitching l3 and I1. are extended through the openings 33 whichare formed in the pad II along the connecting conthe garment of thewearer by means of safety pins or the like, and in order to providemeans whereby the shield will not be torn, I have provided grommets 33and 40 which are secured to the body members 12 and I3 adjacent theconvex edges thereof and substantially midway between the junctionbetweenthe concave and convex edges of these bodies. I have alsoprovided a second pair of grommets 4| and 42 which are se- The straps 33and 34 7 cured to the connecting strip 14 adjacent the opposite endsthereof. The grommets ll and 42 are extended through the folded orreverted portions of the straps 33 and 34, as shown more clearly inFigure 3, and provide an additional securing means for the upperclamping straps 33 and The grommets 33 and are adapted to be covered bythe outer or lower portions of the pad members 22 and 23, as shown moreclearly in Figure 4 so that the metal forming the grommets 39 and 43will not come into direct contact with the body or arm or any portion ofthe garment.

, In the use of this shield, the pad H may be initially clamped orattached to the holder ill by threading the clamping straps 25 and 23through the openings 23 and 30, respectively, and also threading thestraps 33 and 34 through the openings 33 in the pad H. The shield maythen be secured within the garment in the usual position, that is,in'the armpit of the garment, safety pins or other fastening means beingextended through the grommets 39, 40, M and 42. While the shield isbeing worn, the pad I I may have relative movement with respect to theholder ill by reason of the engagement of the. securing straps throughthe openings in the pad. These openings provide a slipping connectionbetween the pad and the What I claim is: A 1. A dress shield comprisinga flexible holder formed of a pair of crescent-shaped members, anelongated connecting strip, stitching securing the opposite longitudinaledges of said strip to the 2. A dress shield comprising a flexibleholder formed of a pair of crescent-shaped members, an elongatedconnecting strip, stitching securing the opposite longitudinal edges ofsaid strip to the concave edges f said pair of members, a pad memberfolded over said holderjsaid pad member including a pair ofcrescent-shaped moisture absorbing bodies, stitching securing theconcave ,edges of said bodies together, said bodies having rality ofgrommets carried by said holder adjacent the marginal edges thereof.

3. A moistureproof holder, a moisture absorbing pad mounted over theholder, said holder including an inner crescent-shaped body, an outercrescent-shaped body of a size slightly smaller than the size of theinner body, the said two bodies being secured together along theirconcave edges by means of a connecting strip which has the oppositelongitudinal edges thereof folded inwardly and said strip then beingsecured by stitching to the concave edges of the bodies, a 'U-shapedbinding strip secured to the convex edges of the bodies by stitching,said absorbing pad when in applied position being disposed over both ofsaid crescent-shaped bodies and having the convex edge thereof projectedslightly beyond the convex edge of the holder, a pair of clamping strapssecured in spaced apart relation tothe inner body on the inner sidethereof, a second pair of straps secured to the outer bodyon the outerside thereof, said straps extending inwardly from the longitudinal edgesof the bodies; being secured at their outer edges beneath'the binding,and the inner free ends of the straps each having secured thereto onepart of a snap fastener means, complementary snap fastening partssecured to the body inwardly from the longitudinal edge thereof, andsaid pad being formed with openings or slots inwardly from its outerconvex longitudinal edges through which said traps are adapted to beextended, said snap fastener elements being so positioned that they willnot come into contact with the body of the wearer, grommets extendedthrough said U-shaped bindings and adapted to be covered by the outerlower portions of the pad members.

GRACE L. FOWLER,

